Filtering apparatus



July 8, 1952 c. PETERSON FILTERING APPARATUS 4 Sheets-Sheet 1 Filed 001:. 2, 1945 INVENTOR.

" CE LYYVN PE July 8, 1952 c. L. PETERSON FILTERING APPARATUS 4 Sheets-Sheet 2 Filed Oct. 2, 1945 N E R m w MN w CLARENGE LWVN PETERSON July 8, 1952 c, PETERSON 2,602,549

' FILTERING APPARATUS Filed Oct. 2, 1945 4 Sheets-Sheet 5 CLARENCE LWV PETERSON I N V EN TOR.

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BY 6% a. 73 m ATTORNEY y 8, 1952 c. L. PETERSON 2,602,549

FILTERING APPARATUS Filed Oct. 2, 1945 4 Sheets-Sheet 4 FIG.5

F l G. 6 INIENTOR.

CLARENCE LYNN PETERSON ATTORNEY showing the location of baille plates with respect to the pulp body; and,

Fig. 6 is an elevation in partial section show- I ing a modification of my invention.

As illustrated in the drawings, apparatus constructed in accordance with this invention may comprise a pair of drums D and D having parallel axes and; disposed ,in substantially tangential relationship in a housing H. The'cylindrical peripheral surface of each drum is covered with a filtering medium F, such as a suitable filtering cloth, and the filtering cloths touch or closely approach contact along a horizontal line passing through a point 5 of Fig, l: I

A body 6 of fluent matter is maintained'in the space above and between the drums byend seals 4: .1

S, and liquid or filtrate is'drawn therefrom through filter medium F and a layer'br cake of solid particles. is deposited on the filter medium.

The body 6 of fluent matter is composed generally of solid particles, sometimes larger and.

sometimes smaller-in different proportions in accordance with the grindingor other treatrnent which has ,produced the-same, The larger par-g ticles tend to sinlrto. thenlower portion of ,the

body offluent matter, and therebytend-tolbe deposited first: on ithefilter medium; The

slimes ndm re .l nsl 1 iv de v a t c end it i ma n a er the tone t ehcdy, of uent m -v ter; and be dep sitedon topof, the larger, par? ticles. This is'normallya desirable occurrence,

since the slimes tend clog the filter medium if deposited first, and-would tend to decrease con siderably e-. f ec ivenessro the l rin Op ra-e: tion. However, as;s o on as the slimes are deposited in any appreciable amount upon the cake, a. considerably higher vacuum ,is necessary to draw filtrate or liquid through the filter medium,

thus decreasing the amount of. liquid that, may.

be recovered, Also, a layer of, slimes on top, the

larger particles tends toilnpede subsequent wash-y ing operation$,,so thatan appreciable amountof; liquid oftenremains in the cake whichis par ticularly detr mental when the; l quid iincludes'j.

values to be. recovered:,and,the;;,cake is to be the presence -of;liq uid in the cake-may. be afur.- ther loss due tosuchcontamination. l,

In accordance .with-this-invention, the rnove-l ment of solidsinpthebody offluentmatter is con,-

trolled, to restrain the movement of slimes and more :finely divided particles to the filtering me-: dium, by bafliesl parallel to but spaced from the juncture 8 between thesurfaceof the bodyi and the flltering mediumsr Thebaflies 1 are adjustable vertically by rods"9-which-pass through matter, thereby preventing the'direct movement of the top layer of fluentmatter to the filtering medium. This causes the upper layer of fluent matter contiguous to'the filter medium surfaces. i. e. between the baflles 1 andthe filter medium surfaces, to come only from beneath the baiiles."

Since the fluent matter beneath the baflles' clone-t tains larger sized I particles, the fluent matter flowing to the top layer outside" the 'bafiies, i. e."

between the bafiles and the vfilter medium surfaces, 'will also contain these .larger sizedlpajr v ticles. By controlling the flow of slimes this manner, 1. e. by restraining theflow thereofl a 4 separation of slimes and more finely divided particles is effected.

By so restraining the flow of slimes and more finely divided particles, there is also a relatively natural flow thereof along and inside the baflles toward the ends of the drums. This produces a relative concentration of slimes at the ends and, in further accordance wii' h;, this invention, the space for containing thebodyl Eof-QfiuentJmatter is extended, as by end boxes I2 of seals S, having; inclined bottoms I3 to provide a considerably reater surface area for body 6 of fluent matter.

' Infurther accordance with this invention, a

- vertically adjustableweir overflow H is provided atgeach- -box ll-fonadual purpose. First, the

weir: overflowsregulate and maintain substantiallyconstant the level of the body of fluent matter,"ther'eby tending to insure a more uniformfiltering operation. Second, the weir overwith endlboxes l2 results in effec velypreventin'g slimes from reaching the filtenniediums or cake deposited thereon, so that thesehelementslact'not only to enhance the op;-

eration of the filter. but la'lso provide a separa tion of theslimes rromtne lar er i'mrticies, 1t

1 has been, fo nd, in actual practice, thatparticles or less: n a m s l' lae h ei t l e ted:

in a substantially uniform manner, and 'distrib- 5'; tainfa desired' circulation, loffsolids' in the body thrown away. Also, :if-the cake shouldbe purer of fluentgmatter, it, to insure'that the larger particleswill tend'to settle'dowhwardlmand also that gthe slimes and smaller particles will tend merelyto pass, beneath .the edges of the, feed box into space I between theifeed box-and the names;

In ,this space, ,slimes and more, finely divided particles flow-toward each .endIof. the bo'dy' of fluent 1natter,; such;slimes-and the like. tending: to collect in the enlarged areas provided byi'e'nd boxes J 2 and to; be dischar ed through 'weirs I4.

Normally; the baiiles will 'be l aldj'usted to extendv to a. deeper positionin the bodyofffluentmatter, so thatthe slimes will tend to' pass under the edges of thefeed box, butiwill 'no't tendto as's underthebafilesl M The fluent matter is, supplied uniformly along the lengthfofifeed box I51 by an'apron J8 which diverges laterally and is inclined' at a, sufficient angle, so that fluent matter supplied thereto from a welL! 9 in turn fed by asupply pipe 20,}will-be distributed.substantially,uniformly .by a spreadtributionof fluent matter is.obtained.

The. r main er 'hefiilit t m aaaasm thereby removing the slimesanfd more finelyv dip necbmbmation ofbailles I and ing plate Theifluent matterlspreads out to cal worms-such as worm-28. Each worm' 28 drives a gear'29 "attached to a-drum,-and during rotation-of the drums the desired "vacuum and pressure influences are exerted upon the interior ofthe filter medium F through a valve Y, tocause' deposition of solidparticles upon the filter-me diumF,- and to -draw' filtrate through theffilter 1 medium from-body Fof'fluent matter; Each drum l is divided into se'c-tionsfs'uch "as titions 3 if and the filter medium F {may extend entirely around' -the periphery of eachfdrum, or

each seetionmay be'provided with'itsownflltering" medium, so that individual sectionsmaybe replaced when necessary.-" Each se'ction'is connected with a'port 32 andfduring rotation of the drums, 7 ports- 32 -are *s'ucc'essively" connected, through-valve'Vfwith aeonnection 33 for "low vacuum, a connection 34 forvhigh vacuum, and

a connection 35 for the introduction of air'and/ or steam-under pressure: Suitable pipes; or lines lead fro m-- vacuum connections 33 and 34 to' vacuum pumps dr thelike; and similar pipesle'ad from connection 35 to asuitable source'of air "and/or steam of'a standard nature. I V

as 'th drums*rotate, 'th'e; filtering mdiumof each-successive section 30- will pass into contact with; body 6 of fluent matten'whrupon filtrate 'will begin to be withdrawn through high vacuum connection 34, and solid particles will be deposited upon the surface of the filter medium. As the drum rotates further, each section will,"'in turn} come under a washing spray discharged from a pipe .36, and filtrate remaining in the deposited cake will jbe washed out and replaced by wash water. 1 This same 'washing 'a'ction may be 'used where sli'mes have been deposited inthe'calre to wash the slimes throughand'out offthecake to attain a-s'limessands' separation. Then hGSQC',

tion wilhfinallycome ,toa: scraping aeyi 31 which may-beconstructed in the'manner disclosed and claimed {in my co-pending flat'ent; l lo'. 2,444,466,;-flledl lovember '23,:1943. After the cake is removed, the section passes on around to,

t le- If e'si edies s l e n. J Z co-pending 'applicationgerial No. 504,831, Sl ght 1 pressure may be utilized tocausetheffllter ii'iedi-iums of the oppositely disposed sectionsof ithe drums at point 5 to push outwardlyyso as to contact each other during the time of close. ap-

proach, thereby more effectively sealin the space between the drums and preventing undue leakage from body 6 of fluentinatter.

gearza-is attachedfand' which rotates in a bearing 43; plate 44 is interposed between valveyand,

th'eiejndof' cylinder" 42, the plate being provided with portsf45fcorrespdnding in size and location to passa es ,4l and ports-tlfor more readily turn-t ing on and shutting off pressure or vacuumto one of the sections, Valve VHis held in position, and a seal-obtained between thevalve, plate 44, and the end of cylinder 42, by a compression spring 46 held w xed- 4mextendinghema tube 48 ntia'lly as disclosed and claimediri m'y' cdpending Patent No 2,499,4 l-2.- Thus; the druiiis' are rotated infthe directionef the arrows of "Fig.- l by a motor 25 provided with a variablespeed drive {26 and connected with a shaft 21- on which 'aremoun'teda pair of identisections BUof-d'rum D, which are-divided bypar duced by screws 53; These dam'plates or'cheekplates 52' are preferably formed of material which is resistant-"to wear and which '-provides"a--water lubricated surface to minimize-frictional resistance to rotation""ofthe-drums. 'One material found" to-besatisfactory for thepurpose is a laminated plastic known as Micarta, but other materials m'ay'be' usedinstead. In'cas'e theliquid portion of the body of fluent matter is other" than water, the dam plates or cheek plates should be formed of such materialthat the joint between the plates and the ends of the drums will be lubricated by such liquid. Thedam plates'or' cheek plates 52 maybe supported by'metalplates 54, in turnsupported independently-of th drums, so

as'tobe adjustable vertically or horizontally, as

by studs 55 of Fig. 2. For adequate sealing, it'is desirable that the-plates extendslightly above the upper peripheryof' each 'drum and also downwardly to a point below thehorizontal lineof substantial tangency'of-the drums, as in"Fi-g-.' 1. It will be 'understoodthat the end boxes l2 do not engage the endsof the drums, as do =cheek plates tain a desired level as well *as' remove separated slimes and the'like, as explained previously:

Nothwithstanding-the-fact that a highly 'efll c'ientseal' is provided by the plates, and by the approach "to close contact of the filter-'medium surfacesy or the contact when'air pressure is utilized to'force'the surfaces against each other, during normal operation some leakageappears to be unavoidable. To collect such leakage, a drip pan or-sump 56, as 'in' Figs. land 2, extends between and beneath the drums along the entire length thereof and may-extend almostto or'past the vertical'center line of each drum. Sump 5G is provided with a drain connection or outlet'51 to permit fluent matter collected therein to be returned to a feedtank therefor, and also with a 'sluicing connection 58' to permit cleaning of the drip-pan whenever necessary.

"'From the foregoing, it will be apparent that the method and'apparatus of this invention provide a; highly 'eflicientand effective'manner of separating the solids from the liquid of fluent matter and also, if desired, certain rangesof solids from the remaining solids. As pointed out, theffiow of solid particles in the body of fluent ndatteris controlledso as to restrain the flow of slimes'and the more finely divided particles to the "surfaces 'Of'thS filter mediums, and also to separate the slimesand more'finely divided particles from the remaining particles. In'addition, the;separatedislimes' and more finely di- Yidedbarticles "may' be" removed from the body of fluent *m'atter and, concurrently therewith, the

A a separate modificationi of my invention is shown in Fig. 6. ,In this figure I have shown the use of a drum member;D havinga filter medium F" formed on the outer periphery thereof. A second drum member D" of smaller diameter than the diameter of drum D is arranged in parallel relation with drum Dso that themeripheral surface of drum D" is in substantially liquid tight engagement with filter medium F". End seals similar to those shown and previously described are used, together withdrums D and D, to form a liquid tight container in which a liquid pulp product; may be introduced;

Inoperation sucha pump mixture is introduced into the space formed by, drums'D and D and'drums D and D" are rotated-in such manner that when the filter medium F of drum D is subjected to, vacuumatic infiuencesa :filter cake will form on the outer periphery of drum D. As the filter cake passesupwardly through the pulp it will passundera bafiie member 'I" which isadjustably, suppor-tedonfeed box by a rod il'l' and guide 10f. Adjustments of the positioning of bafiie member 1" may be made in a manner previouslyldescribed to prevent the fiow-ofslimes in the pulp body toward the filter medium F. I 1 v y V i From the foregoing descriptions'it will beapparent that my invention is adaptable to many modifications and changes which are known -in the filtration art. This application is intended to include all equivalents and substitutions. For these reasons it is to be understood that additional changes made without departing from the spirit of this invention, as defined in the appended claims, are within the scope of this invention. p

What is claimed is:

1. Filtering apparatus comprising a pair of cylindrical drums having axes disposed in horizontal paralle1 relationshipand having the outer peripheries thereof in close juxtaposition along a substantially horizontal line; means for rotating said drums in opposite directions; a filter. medium mounted on the outer periphery of each drum end seals between said drums providing a space above and between said drum so as to enclose a body of pulp containing liquid, solid particles and slimes in said space to form a pool;

opposite sides of said pool adjacent the filter' medium for restraining surface flow of slimes to u said filter. medium surface; and means for feeding pulp to the central portion of said pool between said bafiies for effecting distribution of said pulp in said pool; said end seals providing outlet openings, intermediate said baflies for the removal of slimes from the central portion of said pool.-

'65 comprises a pair of surfaces, at least one of said,

surfaces being a substantially endless filtering 2. Apparatus for filtering fluent matter which medium surface, means for moving said filtering medium surface along a predetermined path in close juxtaposition to the other of said surfaces along a substantially horizontal line, said surfaces during movement diverging from each otherabove said line, means in liquid sealing engagement with saidv surfaces anddisposed at, the lateral edges thereof, means for; introducing fluent matter into'the space 'betweensaid surfaces and said sealing means above the line to form a pool, means for subjecting the filtering medium at predetermined points to' vacuum influences thereby causing solidparticles from said fluent matter to be deposited upon said surface as filtrate is drawn through said medium, means for removing the deposited solids from said surface at other predetermined points, and bafiie members disposed in the upper portionof the pool of fluent matter and extending longitu cylindrical drum, a filter medium mounted on, theouterperiphery of said drum, a surface positioned 'in close juxtaposition to the outer periphery of said drumalong a substantially hori: zontal line-and at agreater distance from the drum above said line, end seals for the filtering apparatus, said surface and end seals being cooperative'ly arranged to provide a space above the drum adapted to receive a pool of pulp inelusive ofsolidfparticles, connections-for establishing vacuum influences o nthe interioriof said filter medium to draw the liquid in the pulp through said filter medium thereby causing the said solid particles to be deposited on the exterior face of said filter medium, means for rotating said drum to-continuously remove the deposited solid particles out of said pool, and at least one vertically disposed baifie extending longitudinally between said end seals atthe side of and into said pool at a point adjacent the intersection'between said filter medi'ui'n and pool, said end seals providing an outlet opening in communication with the surface of said pool of pulp at a point separatedfrom said filter medium by said bafiie for the removal ofs'limes from saidpool.

4.fFiltering apparatus comprising at least one cylindricaldrum, a filter medium mounted on the outer periphery of said drum, asurface p0- sitioned in close juxtaposition to the outer periphery of said drum along a substantially horizontal line and at a greaterdistance from the drum above said line, end seals for the filtering apparatus saidsurface and end seals-being cooperatively" arranged to provide a space above the drum'adapted to receive, a'pool of pulp inclusive of solid particles, connections for establishing vacuum influences] on the interior of said filter medium to draw the liquid in the pulp through said filterm'edium thereby causing the said solid particles to be deposited on the exterior face of said filtermedium, means for rotating said drum to continuously remove the deposited solidparticles out of said 'pool, a tank into which'tjhe lower portion of said drum extends adapted to contain a'precoat material, and

at least one baiile having a surface above the pool extending longitudinally at the sideof and into said pool at a point adjacent the intersection between 'said filter medium and pool, said end seals providing 'an outlet opening in communication with the surface of said pool of pulp at a point separated from said filter medium by said baiiie for theremoval of slimes from said pool.

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